Planning on taking off just before Labor day and heading east to Mt Rushmore via Wind Cave, Custer State Park, then heading to Yellowstone via Little Bighorn. Have 18 days total. Am wondering if I should leave off Rushmore and just head to Yellowstone and the Tetons. Perhaps I am pushing the window...any thoughts or suggestions welcome.
You will just have to decide. Don't let me even get started on the Badlands.
Really, no matter what you decide, you will see wonderful places and have a great time doing so.
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If you're doing Custer and Wind Cave, you may as well add it in. You don't have to spend a whole day there. Go late in the afternoon to walk the trail and stay for the lighting ceremony. You'll be so close, it seems a shame to miss it. Is 18 days enough? Nothing's ever enough, is it? :-)
Almost every poster pushed the window in my opinion.
Our upcoming trip is about a month and we will take four days to get to Glacier N.P. where we will spend three full days, seven full days at Yellowstone, and four days at Grand Teton plus four days to make it back to Chicago.
However, as seniors we just can't drive 500 miles per day like some kids can.
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How long will it take you to get there? Does the 18 days include travel time? South Dakota is one of our favorite spots but if you feel you might have to rush, save it for next year's trip.
I totally agree with husker 2. We had 5 days in the Black Hills and 5 days at Yellowstone and left both feeling we had only done them halfway or less. Next time I am planning a month at each place.
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Husker2 has it right on. I would think you're looking at two days of hard driving minimum just to get to Yellowstone. Continue on to the Black Hills and it's another very looong day to get there. You can't do justice to either area in less that a week IMHO, especially if you've never been to either one before.
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